Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

[mlbish]

From amazon:

Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl is the most ingenious criminal mastermind in history. With two trusty sidekicks in tow, he hatches a cunning plot to divest the fairyfolk of their pot of gold. Of course, he isn't foolish enough to believe in all that "gold at the end of the rainbow" nonsense. Rather, he knows that the only way to separate

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[mlbish]

I couldn't figure out whether he was supposed to be a likeable protagonist or a distinctly unlikeable one!

[mlbish]

Oh, I forgot to say that part of the reason it was unclear was that many of the amazon reviewers (the professional ones, not the regular readers) seemed to favor Artemis as a character over Holly. I saw her described as bland/boring. I didn't see it that way at all!

[mojosmom]

I assumed 'Eoin' was a female, just because that name spelling looked so girly to me.  Shows how much I know.  It's pronounced 'Owen' and is a man.

And I assumed that "Artemis" was a woman; after all, it's a goddess' name.

Perhaps the author is confused.

[mlbish]

I guess that is true. I hadn't thought about it. I suppose he can relate to the gender-questionable name thing. :-)

[savetheworld504]

I went through a phase where I wanted to read fantasy books and children's books while I was pregnant. My favorite was The Mists of Avalon. I totally was going to name our baby after Morgaine and use it as a middle name if I had a girl

[katyan]

Hi! I just found your blog through bookcrossing & added you to my friends, hope it's ok? Nice to hear that you just finished your PhD, I'm still working on mine... (on the field of psychology). Anyway, greetings from Finland!

[mlbish]

Great! I will add you too. Best of luck in school. I know how hard it is, so if you ever need a sympthetic ear or a cheering section, you'll know who to come to. :-)

[katyan]

Thanks...:) I hope to finnish within a year, so I really need to put myself into writing now... :)